Brief Stage One—Legal Version

Evaluation

 

Name

 

Date

                 

 

 

10

 

Introduction

 

 

 

Is the topic of the paper clearly identified?

 

 

Is the thesis clearly presented?

 

 

Does the writer preview the structure of the paper?

 

 

15

 

Organization

 

 

Is the paper relatively easy to follow organizationally?

 

 

Is the paper free or unnecessary redundancies?

 

 

Does the writer provide signposts to guide the reader?

 

 

100

 

Content

 

 

Does the author offer a statement of jurisdiction and adequately explain why the particular court should have jurisdiction?

 

 

Does the author identify and adequately describe the nature of the proceedings?

 

 

Does the author identify the issues that will be considered as part of the appeal?

 

 

Does the author identify and describe the applicable laws, precedents, and so forth pertinent to the case?

 

 

Does the author identify any facts that both parties have agreed upon--stipulated?

Grade  _____ out of 125

 

Deductions -  ________ ( _____ errors)

 

Total